There's nothing new about gangs, they have been around as long as man has been on the Earth. The trouble is that in today's world, they are multiplying beyond our control. A century ago, most gangs were merely bands of thieves. One of the most famous gangs in our area was captured one hun...

On Tax Day, April 15, 2010, the angry, the scared, the worried, the curious and many praying people came to the Dublin Farmer's Market to vent their frustrations, see what was happening and lifting their prayers to Heaven. An estimated one thousand people attended the event. Here a few photogra...

Making the South Better Azaleas, daffodils, magnolias, camellias, dogwoods, and tall pines swaying in the wind. It doesn't get any better in the South in the spring. It got better when Prosper Julius Alfonse Berckmans showed up. The young Belgian gathered every seedling, sprig, bulb, root and ...

NOW COACHING AT THIRD BASE, FRANK OCEAK Some sportswriters say that he was the best manager in the history of the Mexican baseball leagues. Old time Pirate fans remember Oceak as the first man to shake the hand of Bill Mazeroski as the rounded third base to complete his walk off home run trot t...

On Good Friday, April 2, 2010, the Dublin Civitan Club sponsored an Easter egg hunt for developmentally disabled children of Dublin and Laurens County. Here are few of the precious children who the club is honored to serve.

SALLY BELL. Making the Right Call From her very first dribble, Sally loved the game of basketball. And now, some forty plus years later, she has seen millions of dribbles, most of the time making sure that none of them were of the double kind. Today, it is Sally's job to find, train and assig...

THERE'S COAL IN THEM THE'R HILLS - A bed of coal was found near Marion in Twiggs County in the late spring of 1828. The layer of coal was four to five feet thick and possessed the quality of coal which is common in England. The coal was found by a well digger about four miles south of Marion. ...